John 3:21:18John.3.21.W18TAB
ἐστιν
estin
“are”
- Transliteration
- es-tin
- Extended
- ehs-tihn
- IPA
- /es.tin/
Meaning by language
- English
- are
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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es-tin
- sentence
ho DE poi-ON TÊN a-LÊ-thei-an ER-khe-tai pros to PHÔS HI-na pha-ne-rô-THÊI au-TOO ta ER-ga HO-ti en the-OI es-tin eir-ga-SME-na
Exegesis
The hoti-clause {ὅτι | hó-ti} ‘because’ supplies the grounding explanation: en theō estin eirgasmena {ἐν θεῷ ἐστιν εἰργασμένα | en the-ō̂ é-stin ei-rga-smé-na} ‘they are having been accomplished in God,’ where the perfect passive participle eirgasmena {εἰργασμένα | ei-rga-smé-na} presents completed deeds with continuing validity. The syntax moves from ethical identity, to disclosure in light, to theological explanation, so the verse functions as both an invitation to openness and a claim that genuine deeds are God-grounded.
In context — John 3:21
But the one who does the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be disclosed, because they have been done in God .
About this coordinate
John 3:21:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of John 3:21, so the Greek word ἐστιν (estin) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written John.3.21.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.21.W18.S1) and character.